Beechcraft A35 N501B

Summary

On 3 July 1970 at about 12:14 local time, a Beechcraft A35 registered N501B, operated by Howell Brother, was involved in an accident during in flight near Hale Center, Texas, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

3 July 1970 at 12:14

Classification

Accident

Location

Hale Center, Texas, United States

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Beechcraft A35

Registration

N501B

Category

Fixed-Wing

Engines

1

Operator

Howell Brother

Operating rule

Corporate/Executive

Purpose of flight

Pleasure

Phase of flight

In Flight

Route

Plainview, Tex → Lubbock, Tex

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Daylight

NTSB number

3-2881

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

FUEL SELECTOR ON EMPTY TANK. PLTS FIRST TIME WITH OLD TYPE SELECTOR HANDLE. HIT PHONE WIRES.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.